WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Tour of the Oxenhope Reservoirs

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING. BRIAN SUMNER. I am based at Queensbury and bird a patch within a 10 mile range of home incorporating 16 stretches of water, several plantations, a belt of woodland, stretches of river and canal and good areas of moorland. I specialize in upland birds, reservoir and sky watching. My local patch is Fly Flatts reservoir. Any reports can be sent by text or call to 07771 705024 or see profile for e mail address. All images on this blog are copyright.(2024).

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Tour of the Oxenhope Reservoirs

Lower Laithe reservoir

1st light at Leeshaw

Leeshaw Reservoir

The springtime Twite feeding area, leeshaw

This gravel sight has been used since the 1980s
Buddy checking it out.

From the Twite area

Large flocks of Woodpigeons.

Leeming reservoir

The old mill, now flats

Not much to show

0715hrs-1000hrs.

At last the fog has gone but replaced with mild , calm sunshine not helping our job, wheres the cold weather.?
All the reservoirs were about the same with very little signs of wildfowl.

Lower Laithe
9 Mallard
1pr Teal
1pr Goosander
Sev small gulls

Leeshaw
1 Pink Footed Goose off the water first light and >W
3 Greylag geese >E
7 Mallard
4 Cormorant
Sev small gulls
140+ Woodpigeons, from roost
45 Fieldfare
4 Mistle Thrush
19 Redwing
1 Heron
+ usual sp.

Leeming
39 Mallard
sev small gulls

Raggalds Flood
Dried up
BS